Job Title: Manufacturing Technician

Department / Division: Quincy Plant / Manufacturing

Hourly Rate: $23.28/hour

Location: Quincy, WA

What do we need:

We are looking for a Manufacturing Technician to join our Quincy Plant.

What’s special about this job:

The Quincy Plant is responsible for the extraction and concentration of nutrients for our Nutrilite Brand.

The Quincy plant runs 24-hours a day, six days a week. Shift schedules are from 4:00am to 4:30pm, or 4:00pm to 4:30am. This role would have a shift schedule of 36-hours a week, Monday – Wednesday and Thursday – Saturday, rotating every ten weeks.

As a Manufacturing Technician in the plant, you will be part of a collaborative team, learning all aspects of the plant’s operations. This role will have a focused career progression with a skill development system that allows for multiple avenues to promotion.

How you would contribute to the role:

In this role, you will be primarily responsible for learning and operating equipment used to process liquid concentrate into dried intermediate product. The plant handles the extraction and concentration process – from prepping the product, to running the extraction and concentration equipment, to inline QA testing, to cleaning and sanitization of all the equipment. Since this is a GMP regulated plant, it will be important to complete and maintain all required records and documentation. As you develop in your career, you will train other team members on proper standards and operating procedures and participate in continuous improvement.

Required qualifications:

• High School diploma
• Prior experience with manufacturing food products, troubleshooting and repairing manufacturing equipment, or working in cGMP environment is a plus

Skills to be successful in the role:

• Strong attention to detail/safety with a high level of accuracy, organizational, and time management skills
• Ability to trust and follow through on commitments with team members
• Drive to understand the root cause of issues, and develop and enhance processes
• Willingness to adapt to different approaches, ideas, tools, techniques, and processes

Physical requirements of position:

• Frequent bending and continuous twisting for the purpose of working on equipment from below level to overhead, picking, gathering and packing orders from shelves to conveyors and loading and combining orders, adding raw materials to blends and weigh-up
• Frequent computer operation (e.g., typing, reading monitor, etc.) for up to 6 hours.
• Frequent gripping for up to 6 hours, for the purpose of operating hand and power tools, equipment hand controls, gripping ropes and/or chains, and selecting and grabbing product for mixing, packing, or shipping/receiving
• Continuous lifting and carrying of 50-pound packed boxes and equipment
• Continuous standing and walking up to 8 hours.
• Continuous use of upper body (arms, wrists, hands) for up to 12 hours
• Continuous twisting for the purpose of picking, gathering and packing orders from shelves to conveyors, adding raw materials in weigh-up and blending, and turning while driving moving vehicles
• Frequent climbing for the purpose of climbing on and off equipment on ladders.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship.